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Part Time Employees?
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Part Time Employees?

By Ángel Marín Díaz I have received many questions about “what and who” is a “part time” employee and what benefits do we “have to provide?”  This article explains employers’ rights and risks in terms of accidents and the role that Social Security plays in the household employment model, as well as “what if I...

Christmas Contrasts
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Christmas Contrasts

With a teared eye all I could think about was how strange a world it is – where clean and bright and healthy souls could sing with such joy and spirit at Christmas time while others lived in such gut wrenching misery.

2020 A Year to Remember at Jóvenes Adelante
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2020 A Year to Remember at Jóvenes Adelante

Few of us will ever forget 2020! With a cautious sigh of relief the year is ending a bit more hopeful than it has been since March. Jóvenes Adelante had a busy summer and fall with some notable achievements. JA had 270 applicants at the beginning of the year and despite

Weekly Horoscopes Dec. 27
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Weekly Horoscopes Dec. 27

All Signs: It’s the last week of 2020, which means we can say goodbye to a harrowing, hellish year. As we do so, the Sun and Mercury are in Capricorn. Venus is in Sagittarius, and Mars has only 10 days left in Aries. Thank goodness!

Will They Ever Have a Home?
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Will They Ever Have a Home?

Nadia has been at the SPA since November 2017. Now about four years old, she is a beautiful gray and almost pink tabby/calico girl with a fun personality.

Is the Taxman Really Looking?
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Is the Taxman Really Looking?

I’ve been studying a recent report by the U.S. Inspector General for Tax Administration on how the United States’ IRS is auditing “expat” returns. Yes, the IRS gets audited. And it got quite the ear pull.

Ask Dr. Alan: Guilt
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Ask Dr. Alan: Guilt

Guilt, shame and conscience are related concepts, but there are differences. Our conscience is the set of values or beliefs to which we adhere.

Living in an Upended World: Ecocide
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Living in an Upended World: Ecocide

The suffix “-cide,” from Latin, means “the act of killing.” There are four crimes that can be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), headquartered in the Hague: genocide (killing of a populace), crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression.